Organizations Archive - 1.5°Climate Strategies Group

Permit Power

$120,000 Raised

Permit Power is working to make clean energy more affordable and accessible by addressing bureaucratic barriers that make rooftop solar 7-8 times more expensive in the U.S. compared to other developed countries. These obstacles include lengthy, complex local permitting processes and utility interconnection delays. Building on successful legislation in California and Maryland, which established pathways for instant online permits for rooftop solar and home battery installations, Permit Power is advocating for related legislation in seven states in 2025. This presentation will explore how changing policy design and strategic messaging can offer a pathway to success in the very different States of New Jersey and Texas.

Geography: New Jersey, Texas

Funding Type: c4c3

Contact: Nicholas Josefowitz, CEO & Co-Founder

Presentation Date: 01/14/2025

Powering Up the Deployment Decade

| State Climate Action

| Red States Investments

| Lobbying

| Start-Up/Innovative Project

New Jersey Legislation

Texas Legislation

Organizational Details

Working Power

$100,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!

WP is a project development and financing company collaborating with NGOs, small businesses, and labor unions to co-develop community solar projects for racial and economic justice while utilizing IRA resources. With a current pipeline of 50 projects involving 16 partners, totaling 50 MW of clean energy, these initiatives aim to reduce CO2 emissions by over 42 metric tons and generate $115M in community benefits. 1.5°CSG funds will help the Ecological Citizen’s Project (ECP)'s 1.1 MW solar installation on 10 city properties in Peekskill, NY which is within competitive Congressional District-17. The $2M in community economic benefits this project generates will provide free food through an innovative food sovereignty program.

Geography: New York

Funding Type: c3

Contact: Bracken Hendricks, Chair of the Climate Justice Investment Committee

Presentation Date: 11/28/2023

Powering Up the Deployment Decade

| Coordination, Collaboration, and Technical Assistance

| Battleground States & Districts

| Racial Equity Investments

Conservation Voters for Idaho

$120,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!

Conservation Voters for Idaho (CVI) is an LCV affiliate leading an initiative aimed at garnering conservative support in Idaho for the federal funding, job creation, and economic development opportunities presented by the IRA. Through activities ranging from lobbying state legislators to orchestrating advocacy campaigns and facilitating group grant proposals for federal funds, CVI is engaging in an extensive NGO-led state coordination, collaboration, and technical assistance endeavor.

Geography: Idaho

Funding Type: c4c3

Contact: Rialin Flores, Executive Director

Presentation Date: 08/22/2023

Powering Up the Deployment Decade

| Red States Investments

| Field Programs